Annual Meeting archive summary from Whistler 2009. 

Meeting Necessities

 Overall Evaluation Form

Final Program

•  General Information
•  Friday, July 3 & Saturday, July 4 (Part I - AM Sessions)
•  Saturday, July 4 (Part II - PM Sessions)  
•  Sunday, July 5
•  Monday, July 6
•  Posters
•  Exhibitors   

Abstract Supplement

•  CORS 1 - Cartilage and Muscle
•  CORS 2 - Bone
•  CORS 3 - Mechanics and Materials
•  COA/CORS Combined 4 - Joints and Arthritis
•  COA/CORS Combined 5 - Spine/Trauma
•  COA 6 - Hip Recon 1 
•  COA 7 - Trauma Lower 1
•  COA 8 - Recon Upper 1
•  COA 9 - Foot and Ankle
•  COA 10 - Knee Recon 1
•  COA 11 - Trauma Lower 2
•  COA 12 - Oncology
•  COA 13 - Sports Upper
•  COA 14 - Upper 2 / Critical Issues
•  COA 15 - Spine 1
•  COA 16 - Hip Recon 2
•  COA 17 - Knee Recon 2
•  COA 18 - Sports Lower
•  COA 19 - Trauma Upper General
•  COA 20- Spine 2
•  COA 21 - Paeds
•  CORA Paper Session           

Meeting Highlights

Awards
The COA has the honour of granting special awards for outstanding service, excellence and merit to its members who have gone over and above the standard call for duty. On behalf of Dr. Peter J. O'Brien, Immediate Past President, we are pleased to congratulate the following members who were presented awards during the Opening Ceremonies in Whistler:

Presidential Award for Excellence
Dr. James P. Waddell (Toronto)

Award of Merit
Dr. Paul H. Wright (British Columbia)

J.A. Nutter Award
Dr. Jas Chahal, from the University of Toronto, was awarded the J.A. Nutter Award for the best paper presented during the Canadian Orthopaedic Residents' Association (CORA) Annual Meeting.  His winning abstract, "Generalized Ligamentous Laxity as a Predisposing Factor for Primary Anterior Shoulder Dislocation", along with the 2^nd Prize (Dr. Julian Sernik, University of Alberta)  and 3^rd Prize (Peter Lewkonia, University of Calgary) abstracts will be published in the Autumn 2009 edition of the COA Bulletin.